Sunday, April 21, 2013

Blue Moon

in the stillness

of the vast blue sky-

the moon sighs

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The moon is fascinating and evocative, with so much mystery and mystique evolving around it. There will be a full moon on April 25. In the meantime, here is an image of the moon I captured today. I wonder if the moon looks at the world from above and sighs ...

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My haiku is my contribution to the Imaginary Garden, where Grace invites us to write a Lune poem (lune means moon in French). It's a three-line haiku with a 3-5-3 word count.

Hi Loredana. You asked my opinion about your haiku.So, I will tell you frankly. This is a beautiful one sentence short poem. In haiku there must be two contrasted or compaired images.Personification is not allowed in haiku because haiku must be objective. Adjectives and adverbs are not allowed for the same reason. In oreder to turn it into haiku, I suggest the following version:

Hi Rita, thank you for your thoughtful analysis. Yes, you are absolutely correct about the rules for an authentic haiku. I'm aware of those rules and appreciate the reminders. My question to you was whether you believe other forms of haiku are valid. I wrote this in the Lune haiku form for the challenge, which doesn't require those rules. Or do you believe in strictly traditional haiku? I enjoy your viewpoint, thank you :)

No tripod or huge zoom lens. Just a bit of serendipity as I happened to notice the moon on my way home. Yes, I think Lunes are inspired from haiku, but I'm still learning about this new form, too. Thanks for your comment :)

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